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When Every Server, Every Computer, and Every Cell Phone Is Hacked
24 de octubre de 2023|ciberseguridad, Data Protection, hacked, ransomware https://s4-sa.com/english/f/when-every-server-every-computer-and-every-cell-phone-is-hacked In today’s digital age, the security of your data is paramount. For medium to large-sized company owners, the threat of data breaches and ransomware attacks can be devastating. In this blog post, we’ll explore the concept of Point-Data-Defense, an approach to data security, which focuses…
FBI Warns Gmail, Outlook, AOL, and Yahoo Users: Hackers Can Access Accounts
November 5, 2024 By: Kathrine Frich Dagens.com https://www.dagens.com/technology/fbi-warns-gmail-outlook-aol-and-yahoo-users-hackers-can-access-accounts Hackers can steal session cookies that store login credentials. The FBI has issued a warning that cybercriminals are now able to access email accounts, even when they’re secured with multifactor authentication (MFA). Exploit Cookie Theft The attacks exploit cookie theft — specifically targeting “remember me” session cookies—to…
Attackers repurpose EDRSilencer to evade detection
October 16, 2024 By: Lucian Constantin CSO https://www.csoonline.com/article/3567074/attackers-repurpose-edrsilencer-to-evade-detection.html Red team tool EDRSilencer has been used by hackers to make the Windows Filtering Platform block a long list of EDR products from communicating with their management consoles and reporting malware detections. Attackers have weaponized yet another tool developed for penetration testing and red team exercises to…
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Banks ‘Under Attack’ As Customers’ Accounts Drained in Secret Smartphone Hack: Report
October 4, 2024 By: The Daily Hodl Hackers have unleashed a highly advanced piece of malware that quietly infects mobile devices, takes control and drains bank accounts without users even noticing. Security researchers at Threat Fabric say “Octo2” is a vastly improved version of a malicious mobile malware that captures users’ banking credentials as they are typed…
Cybersecurity teams struggling to keep up with growing threat levels
Security teams admit they are under increasing pressure as cyberattacks become more common October 1, 2024 By: Ellen Jennings-Trace Tech Radar https://www.techradar.com/pro/cybersecurity-teams-struggling-to-keep-up-with-growing-threat-levels-research-reveals#main Cyberattacks are more common than ever, and it’s taking its toll on cybersecurity teams, a new study has claimed. A survey from ISACA revealed over two-thrids (68%) of cybersecurity professionals say their job…
Cyber resilience becoming extremely difficult amid Gen AI upgrades
September 30, 2024 By: Shweta Sharma CSO https://www.csoonline.com/article/3542514/cyber-resilience-becoming-extremely-difficult-amid-gen-ai-upgrades.html Only about 2% of enterprises said they have effective cyber resilience actions across the organization, while the rest cited AI complexity as major challenge. With rapid advancements in Artificial Intelligence (AI) pushing boundaries and the regulatory environment in constant flux, achieving cyber resilience is becoming more difficult…
Session Hijacking 2.0 — The Latest Way That Attackers are Bypassing MFA
September 30, 2024 By: The Hacker News https://thehackernews.com/2024/09/session-hijacking-20-latest-way-that.html Attackers are increasingly turning to session hijacking to get around widespread MFA adoption. The data supports this as: But session hijacking isn’t a new technique – so what’s changed? Session hijacking has a new look When we think of the classic example of session hijacking, we think…
The Urgent Need for Memory Safety in Software Products
September 20, 2023 By: Bob Lord Senior Technical Advisor CISA https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/news/urgent-need-memory-safety-software-products For over half a century, software engineers have known malicious actors could exploit a class of software defect called “memory safety vulnerabilities” to compromise applications and systems. During that time, experts have repeatedly warned of the problems associated with memory safety vulnerabilities. Memory unsafe code…
Cyber insurance report shows surge in ransomware claims
Coalition’s H1 2023 report shows ransomware activity increased and severity reached “historic” highs as businesses lost an average of more than $365,000 following an attack. September 20, 2023 By: Arielle Waldman Tech Target https://www.techtarget.com/searchsecurity/news/366552773/Cyber-insurance-report-shows-surge-in-ransomware-claims A new report by cyber insurer Coalition showed ransomware claims increased by 27% during the first half of 2023 and led…
Pentagon Says China, Russia Prepared To Launch Cyber Attacks Against U.S. To Sow Chaos If War Erupts
September 12, 2023 By: Brandon Drey The Daily Wire https://www.dailywire.com/news/pentagon-says-china-russia-prepared-to-launch-cyber-attacks-against-u-s-to-sow-chaos-if-war-erupts China and Russia are prepared to launch destructive cyber attacks on U.S. critical infrastructure to “sow chaos and hinder military mobilization” in the event of war breaking out, according to a new Pentagon cyber strategy released on Tuesday. “The United States is challenged by malicious cyber actors who…
Russian cyberattacks ‘relentless’ as threat of WW3 grows, expert warns
September 3, 2023 By: PA News Agency https://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/national/23764639.russian-cyberattacks-relentless-threat-ww3-grows-expert-warns/ It comes after Russian hackers allegedly acquired top secret security information on some of the country’s most sensitive military sites, including the HMNB Clyde nuclear submarine base on the west coast of Scotland and the Porton Down chemical weapon lab. The “potentially very damaging” attack last month…
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